Someone Built a Tamagotchi-like Desk Toy That Gets Sad When You Ignore It
Modern desks overflow with timers, focus apps, and smart assistants that promise more productivity but mostly add more things to manage. There’s a calendar nudging…
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Persistent DIYer creates autonomous flying umbrella despite years of struggle
Back in early 2024, John Tse designed a flying umbrella controlled by a remote, which seemed a completely out-of-the-box idea. However, some users pointed out…
This LEGO Claw Machine Uses Just One Motor (And Lots of Genius)
You know that feeling when you’re at an arcade, pumping quarters into a claw machine, convinced that this time you’ll finally snag that plush toy?…
This fingertip-sized flashlight pushes rechargeable EDC to its absolute limit
World’s smallest and world’s biggest are two phrases that never fail to grab attention, especially when they’re attached to something as utilitarian as a flashlight….
This DIY Wooden Battery Charger Brings Dead AAs Back to Life
Most homes accumulate a drawer full of dead AA and AAA batteries, and the uneasy feeling of tossing heavy little cylinders into recycling or the…
Super Game Boy is a huge handheld that plays classic arcade games
LEGO released a 421-piece life-sized Game Boy replica with Game Pak cartridges but it could not play games. Then later a Aussie modder turned it…
This DIY AI Astronaut Looks Like a Desk Toy Until You Ask It Questions
Most DIY AI gadgets are bare boards and wires, or at best a 3D-printed box, and that clashes with the idea of leaving them on…
Tech-savvy YouTuber builds a cardboard airplane with detachable landing gear
The Wright Brothers changed the course of history when they took the first ever flight on December 1903. Their biplane, crafted from wood and fabric,…
Music-reactive LED Christmas tree turns holiday decor into an interactive display
Holiday lighting has long relied on repeated patterns and static effects, but this music-reactive LED Christmas tree brings a new dimension to seasonal decor by…
This 500-Million-Year-Old Nautilus Shell Is Now a Speaker
The Sazae Radio was a Japanese novelty radio built into a turban shell, sold by lottery in 2016 with just 100 units available for 8,350…
DIY Lo-Fi Cassette Machine turns Bluetooth streaming into a living, analog kinetic sculpture
This Lo-Fi Cassette Machine feels like something pulled straight from an alternate timeline—one where streaming never erased the tactile magic of analog media. It takes…
Timeless rotary phone reborn as modern AI-powered companion that plays music
Who can forget the charm of rotary phones that were a lifeline in the early ’90s and ’80s? Their iconic mechanical dialling wheel with finger…